New Documentary Movies on Pantaflix - Page 199

Treasury

2024

Treasury

2024
A reality of the country, a poor country with no record of having had any material wealth hidden in the past, yet a country with a large number of people who dig in this place for more than 23 years hoping to find treasure. This documentary shows the psychological aspect of people who illegally burrow into the mountains, not noticing the real beauty and treasure they possess – the natural beauty of the country.
Invasive Species

2024

Invasive Species

2024
The film portrays how wild, free and beautiful the aging body is, how pointless the fear of wrinkles and skin folds is. Ode to Age is a dance film about elderly women who have had enough of the colorlessness of life. Together, they take off their everyday clothes and by joyful and undisciplined throw themselves into the Finnish summer.
Red-Shaded Green

2024

Red-Shaded Green

2024
When green energy comes at the expense of Sámi traditional life and culture, this poetic film questions the sustainability of combating climate change by replacing one form of destruction with another.
The Last Decision

2024

The Last Decision

2024
In Finland, euthanasia cannot be obtained under a doctor's supervision. While it can be done independently, Hilkka and Hertta are not prepared for any brutal action. Together, mother and daughter are planning a trip to Switzerland, a country where assisted suicide is completely legal. Although Hilkka has expressed her desire, embarking on the journey is much harder. Dark humor lightens the mood even though mother and daughter face a tough situation. There is also the pressing urgency, as for assisted suicide to be performed in Switzerland, Hilkka's fingers must be functional. As her body weakens and limbs slow, Hilkka and Hertta must make a difficult decision, the last great decision.
Civilised

2024

Civilised

2024
“Civilized” means “big spender” in Greenlandic. Using this Indigenous language insight, the film meditates on the connection between climate change and overconsumption.
Les enfants de Pétain

2024

Les enfants de Pétain

2024
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The Swimming Hall

2024

The Swimming Hall

2024
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The documentary film Halli addresses body-related commentary and its impact on people's body image. Anonymous stories are set in a swimming hall, where we see a variety of body types. Finnish swimming hall culture respects body privacy. In the film, we follow stories from the women's locker room to the pool, highlighting the experiences of different generations and the body image challenges they face, reflecting the trauma passed down from one generation to the next.
Underdog

2024

Underdog

2024
Underdog begins as a dog-filled travelogue but eventually forms into a cinematic essay that effortlessly moves from one time and place to the next. The film criticises selective breeding and explores the history of oppression based on racial categorisation in both the human and dog world. The film’s audiovisual argumentation is constructed effectively through split-screen cinematography and voiceover narration.
Fragmental Studies of a Night

2024

Fragmental Studies of a Night

2024
What does the darkness of the night hide in its embrace? Fragmental Studies of a Night introduces seven scientists from different fields and follows them working at nighttime. Research in the darkness requires sharpening of all the senses and patience to observe. Through glimpses illuminated by headlights and the moon, the nocturnal life appears rich and mysterious.
Ocean Blvd

2024

Ocean Blvd

2024
Named after the Lana Del Rey song, Ocean Blvd examines the safety of spaces and architecture from a transgender perspective. Through a trans lens, the purported apoliticality of familiar spaces like public bathrooms or the forest is challenged. Material spaces sometimes melt into settings for dream sequences in the narrative that effortlessly combines elements of fiction and documentary.
Confessions of Undecided Women

2024

Confessions of Undecided Women

2024
Confessions of Undecided Women is an animated short documentary consisting of confessions from women in their thirties about childbearing in a society where women’s bodies have been instrumentalised for reproduction. The documentary gives space to the voices of those who are undecided, fearful, or do not want children. It creates room for reflection and discussion on women’s personal choices and societal expectations.
Spectacular Specimen

2024

Spectacular Specimen

2024
The freely flowing Spectacular Specimen is a film filled with underwater beauty, where researchers explore the endlessly fascinating world of marine life. Underneath the surface, objective attitudes to research work hide true passionate relationships to ocean life. This passion for the ocean, however, can often get lost in the world of financially motivated research funding and a field that often objectifies wildlife.
Raw

2024

Raw

2024
This visually idiosyncratic short documentary concerns itself with immigrants who fled their troubled home countries to settle in safe Finland. However, in their adopted home country, they have run into street violence. By telling the story of these brothers the film asks if it is possible to break the cycle of violence through one’s own actions and to live without constantly having to look over one’s shoulder? The film’s aesthetic choices are bold and alienate the viewer from the violence of the subject to just the right degree.
Sunboy. Method

2024

Sunboy. Method

2024
Bring the light of love and kindness with your songs, with a wide smile and a wide open soul, travel almost all of Europe on a bicycle, get into the Guinness Book of Records, meet with the President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel and receive the keys to the bus from his hands as a gift - all of which I could not the dream of an ordinary Soviet citizen came true in the life of a simple guy Gennady Chernetsov.
I Tried to Capture Him in the Image But He Disappeared

2024

I Tried to Capture Him in the Image But He Disappeared

2024
Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s honeymoon trip to Viena Karelia was one of the numerous colonial expeditions undertaken by Finnish artists, aiming to draw from Karelian culture to construct Finnish cultural heritage. Director Mikki Noroila’s relative Rimmin Ul’l’aska, who lived in Viena Karelia, served as a living model for Väinämöinen in Gallen-Kallela’s Aino Triptych (1891). The film tells an alternative narrative of history, one that does not rely on the Finnish colonial tradition.
How I crossed America from End to End in 50 Days

2024

How I crossed America from End to End in 50 Days

2024
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"Cruzando América de Punta a Punta!" follows the epic journey of Ramilla de Aventura as he embarks on a thrilling expedition crossing the American continent from Barrow, Alaska, to Puerto Toro, Chile. Over the course of 50 days, Ramilla experiences the diverse cultures, landscapes, and people along the way, documenting each step of the adventure. The series captures the essence of slow travel and human connection, showcasing both the challenges and exhilarating moments faced during this remarkable journey.
11 Underground

2024

11 Underground

2024
In 1984, eleven miners entrenched themselves underground to protest for better working conditions in the mining village of Almaden in southern Spain. The strike, deep within the toxic mercury mine, lasted for eleven long days, during which the whole village showed its solidarity with the men protesting underground. The mine was the heart of Almaden, around which everything revolved – until it longer existed. The mercury mine was closed for good at the beginning of the 21st century. As a consequence, the area has experienced mass unemployment and slow decline.
Cinéastes en Series

2024

Cinéastes en Series

2024
K'nerek

2024

K'nerek

2024
The last thing Armenian citizens in 2022 expected was that their new neighbors would be thousands of Russians who fled Russia out of conscience or fear of ending up in Ukrainian black soil. Russian propaganda declares them traitors and calls on "those who remained" to unite in hatred against "those who left for warm countries". But are these countries warm? And can’t the "left" themselves cope with their own hatred without help from others?
The Great Pretenders

2024

The Great Pretenders

2024
This documentary explores the vibrant and increasingly popular tribute band scene in Ireland from the perspective of the musicians and the fans.